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Greetings! I'm looking to buy myself a laptop. My needs are;

 

 

- 8GB RAM (or 4GB and upgradable)

 

- 15" or 17" display, preferably with good color accuracy so I can use Lightroom/Photoshop on-the-go. IPS or something just as good would be perfect.

 

- Option to have an HDD as well as an SSD. Doesn't need to come with an SSD as long as I can put one in there and switch out the harddrive for a bigger one.

 

- Not "cheap-feeling", meaning no plasticy feel when holding it. Aluminum or metal would be highly appreciated.

 

- Graphics card is mostly irrelevant, as long as I can do photo editing in Lightroom and Photoshop without issues. I won't be doing any video-editing nor gaming.

 

- A decent CPU so that there won't be any hiccups when editing large photos (20.2MP .CR2 format).

 

- Touch screen with fold-able screen would be a nice feature, but this is optional and really not needed.

 

- Pricetag preferably not above 2400 USD, 2700 USD is the absolute maximum I'd be willing to pay.

 

CPU: i7 5820K @4.2GHz RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 2400MHz

Motherboard: ASUS Rampage V Extreme Graphic card(s): x2 EVGA GTX980 Ti SC (ref) @1405MHz (SLI)

Soundcard: ASUS Xonar Essence STX II Storage: x2 WD Red 4TB (RAID 1), Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB,

Crucial MX100 512GB Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 PSU: Corsair RM1000

 

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2 minutes ago, The Priest of YouTube said:

 

- 8GB RAM (or 4GB and upgradable)

 

- Pricetag preferably not above 2400 USD, 2700 USD is the absolute maximum I'd be willing to pay.

 

Are you a troll?

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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Are you a troll?

No?

CPU: i7 5820K @4.2GHz RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 2400MHz

Motherboard: ASUS Rampage V Extreme Graphic card(s): x2 EVGA GTX980 Ti SC (ref) @1405MHz (SLI)

Soundcard: ASUS Xonar Essence STX II Storage: x2 WD Red 4TB (RAID 1), Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB,

Crucial MX100 512GB Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 PSU: Corsair RM1000

 

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XPS15. Or some business line laptop. 

Laptop Main

(Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor

(Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p

(Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p

(Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS

(Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p

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Get a business laptop, maybe a P50 or a P51, I have heard that the screens on those are really good.

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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